July 2016

The effect of chitosan on physical and mechanical properties of paper

Chitosan is a natural polymer gotten from shrimp and crab skeleton; chemical structure of chitosan is similar to cellulose where hydroxyl (OH) in glucose molecule in cellulose is replaced by amine (–NH2) in chitosan. From the chemical structure and its properties, chitosan can be used as a filler and adhesive to replace the traditional materials and it will improve several properties of papers such as to increase...

Author(s): S. Habibie, M. Hamzah, M. Anggaravidya and E. Kalembang